help a tyrant do evil; aid and abet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to help a tyrant (Jie or Zhou) do evil; to aid and abet evildoers
formalOriginally referred to helping Jie (the last king of Xia) or Zhou (the last king of Shang), both notorious tyrants, to commit atrocities. Now used figuratively for helping any bad person do bad things. The variant 助纣为虐 (zhù zhòu wéi nüè) is more commonly used today.
Nǐ你
bāng帮
tā他
qī欺
piàn骗
kè客
hù户
，
qǐ岂
bù不
shì是
zhù助
jié桀
wéi为
nüè虐
？
You're helping him deceive his clients—aren't you aiding and abetting evildoers?
Nà那
xiē些
wèi为
hǔ虎
zuò作
chāng伥
、
zhù助
jié桀
wéi为
nüè虐
de的
rén人
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
hǎo好
xià下
chǎng场
。
Those who help villains do evil, like ghosts helping tigers, will come to no good end in the end.
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Tā他
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zhù助
jié桀
wéi为
nüè虐
，
wèi为
le了
yī一
diǎn点
qián钱
chū出
mài卖
péng朋
you友
。
By doing this, he is simply helping a tyrant do evil, betraying his friends for a little money.